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Revisiting The 2013 Minnesota And Utah Draft Night Trade

Comparing NBA players is always a slippery slope. And most of the time nobody’s right.

Who had a better prime, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James?

I don’t know.

Now if you’re asking about Bryant vs. Smush Parker, well, sorry Smush, but Kobe wins again.

Draft-day trades are set up perfectly for comparisons. Wolves fans have compared Brandon Roy and Randy Foye plent of times. And then there’s Stephon Marbury and Ray Allen along with Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo.

On June 27, 2013, the Wolves took point guard Trey Burke with the ninth overall pick, which seemed unusual considering the Wolves already had Ricky Rubio, J.